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NorthernSpy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-21-09 12:02 PM
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51. Then explain the Fugitive Slave Act.
Edited on Tue Apr-21-09 12:04 PM by NorthernSpy
Southern politicians were opposed to "states' rights" for as long as they had the votes to force the federal government to dance to their pro-slavery tune.

It has never been about states' rights: not then, and not now. It has always been about how the most reactionary faction in American society still feel entitled to getting their way, even when they're outnumbered and outvoted.
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